What are the responsibilities and job description for the Purchasing Manager position at Northern Radiator?
Join a 100% Employee-Owned Company Where Your Work Truly Matters
Northern Radiator, a 100% EMPLOYEE OWNED COMPANY, is looking for a full-time Purchasing Manager at our headquarters in Willmar, Minnesota.
At Northern Radiator, every employee is an owner. That means your contributions directly impact the company’s performance—and your future.
We’re looking for a strategic and driven Purchasing Manager to lead our procurement operations and help shape the future of our growing, employee-owned organization.
If you're a global purchasing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a meaningful impact, we’d love to meet you.
The Purchasing Manager oversees all product procurement, costing, existing vendor relations, inventory control, and product replenishment for our national footprint.
Northern Radiator provides high-quality heating and cooling products for automotive, agricultural, truck, bus, industrial and automotive performance products. Northern Radiator has been in business for over 54 years. Our headquarters, manufacturing facility, and primary distribution facility is located in Willmar, Minnesota with 19 regional distribution centers located throughout the U.S.
Why you should join our Team:
- Northern Radiator genuinely cares about all of our employees. You are a name, not a number. Average employee tenure is over 11 ½ years.
- Employee Ownership & Culture of Caring- be part of something greater than “just a job”. Northern Radiator is 100% Employee Owned.
- Retirement plans: Generous Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401K plan with a Company Match.
- Excellent Benefit Package includes health, dental, vision, and accident insurance. Company paid virtual care, life insurance, and disability benefits.
- Paid time off (PTO) and paid holidays.
Purchasing Manager Job Responsibilities:
- Manage the day to day activities of the purchasing department. Managing future price adjustments/changes, buying discounts, terms, freight/shipping, P.O. placement and tracking, lead-time, delivery, warranty, obsolescence, and product information.
- Maintain, track, adjust and forecast acceptable inventory “min/max” levels, last sale/lost sale, obsolescence and product mix within all distribution centers; to maximize each facility’s footprint and warehousing potential; minimize all factors which negatively affect the cost of goods.
- Keep current and maintain within our system accurate landed cost of goods pricing, freight calculations/add-ons and any associated charges or product subcomponents in determining actual net cost by sku.
- Ensure all purchasing staff coordinate, monitor and track all outstanding PO’s back-orders or transfers to be delivered on time, or to reasonably shorten the product delivery schedule of all containers and/or shipments to all Northern Radiator facilities.
- Manage staff by conducting employee performance reviews, counseling, coaching and disciplining employees; plan, monitor, and appraise staff job objectives and results. Foster a well-organized work environment that maximizes teamwork, employee engagement, and morale.
- Attend and represent company in meetings, travel to vendors, manufacturers, trade shows and conferences as required.
Job Requirements:
- 5 years’ experience in purchasing/buying, inventory control, and staff management.
- Experience and expertise with Incoterms (International Commercial Terms) global sourcing, international vendors, manufactures, agencies and shipping and receiving procedures, preferred.
- Experience and high proficiency in ERP system, supply chain analytics, and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background check.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, record keeping, scheduling, dead-line maintenance, multi-tasking and problem solving skills.
We are looking forward to your application!
Northern Radiator would like to thank everyone who submits a resume for this position.
Please contact us for a full job description.
Northern Radiator is an Equal Opportunity Employer.